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súla

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Faroese

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súla - gannet

Etymology

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From Old Norse súla, related to svala; both are from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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súla f (genitive singular súlu, plural súlur)

  1. northern gannet (Morus bassanus)

Declension

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f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative súla súlan súlur súlurnar
accusative súlu súluna súlur súlurnar
dative súlu súluni súlum súlunum
genitive súlu súlunnar súla súlanna

Hyponyms

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Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Norse súla, related to svala; both are from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.[1]

Noun

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súla f (genitive singular súlu, nominative plural súlur)

  1. northern gannet (sea bird)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz.

Noun

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súla f (genitive singular súlu, nominative plural súlur)

  1. pillar, column
Declension
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Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “swalwon”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 495

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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súla f

  1. genitive singular of súil

Mutation

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Mutation of súla
radical lenition nasalization
súla ṡúla unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *sūliz. Cognate with the second element in Old High German irminsul.

Noun

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súla f

  1. pillar, column

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • ǫndvegissúla (pillar placed at either side of the high-seat; an upright)

Descendants

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  • Danish: sule, (archaic)